Shoe hook



March 25, 1924;

1,487,958 A. E. LIND I SHOE HOOK Filed May 14 1925 l/VVE/VTOR -5 v Patented 25, 1924.

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. l AXEL niunnunnrinn, or LEADVILLE, COLORADO.

' SHOE HOOK.

' Application filed May 14,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AxEL EMANUEL LIND, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Leadville, in the county of Lake and 5 State of Colorado, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Shoe Hooks, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to improvements in shoe hooks, and more particularly to that type of shoe hook intended to engage with a flexible lace, and it consists in the combi nations, constructions, and arrangements herein described and claimed.

An object of my invention is to provide a device of the character described in which the hook portion is turned toward the shoe so that there are no exposed portions which might engage with the wearers clothing as in the case of womens shoes, or with a free lace of the opposite shoe.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of the character described in which the lace is tightly gripped by the 26 hook when the lace is drawn taut and prevented from unintentional removal therefrom, principally by the condition of the hook while in an operative position.

A further object of my invention is to 30 provide a device of the character described which is neat in appearance, which is durable, and which is thoroughly practical for the purpose intended.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specification, and the novel features of the invention will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming part of this application, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a shoe on which my improved shoe hook is employed,

Figure 2 is an enlarged sectional view along the line 2-2 of Figure 1, and

Figure 3 is an enlarged perspective view of one of the shoe hooks.

In carrying out my invention, I make use of the ordinary type of shoe 1, the longitudinal opening of which is practically closed by means of a flexible lace 2, threaded through suitable eyelets 3 for a portion of the length of the opening.

The remainder of the opening is provided with a plurality of oppositely disposed pairs- 1923. Serial No. 638,984.

of shoe hooks 4 constructed in accordance with my present invention.

This shoe hook is more clearly illustrated in a sectional view in Figure 2, and consists in a metal hook member 4 having an integral transversely extending tubular eyelet 5 at one end thereof and having its outer end substantially hook-shaped, as shown at 6. The extreme outer edge of the end 6 is rounded, as shown at 7 so that there is no sharp portion to engage with the lace 2. The contour of the hook 4 is clearly shown in Figure 2.

A wire staple 8 is pivotally connected to the hook 4 by threading a portion of the staple through the tubular member 5. This staple 8 is projected through the shoe 1 adjacent the edge of the opening in the shoe and the inner ends of the staple are turned over, as shown at 9, so as to virtually lock the staple against movement relative to the s me.

From the foregoing description of the various parts of the device, the operation thereof may be readily understood. In using my improved shoe hook, the hook members 4, which are hingedly mounted relative to the shoe by virtue of the tubular portion 5 and the staple 8, are substantially in the position shown in the upper of the hooks in Figure 1 when the lace 2 is not in engagement therewith, and it is an easy matter to manually place the lace on the under side of the hook (see Figure 2) so that it will engage with the hook 4, and then to tighten the lace. As the lace is drawn taut, the member 4 will be drawn toward the outer surface of the shoe and the space between the edge 7 and the tubular portion 5 will be virtually closed by contact of the hook member 4 with the shoe, thereby precluding the unintentional removal of the lace 2 from the hook and also guarding the edges of the hook so that they may not en'- gage with the dresses or clothing of the 100 wearer.

It will be noted that as long as the laces are tight, the hook 4 will assume the position shown in Figure 2, but when the laces are permitted -to slip and become loose, the 105 hooks 4 readily move away from the shoe so that the lace 2 may be easily extracted therefrom.

My improved shoe hook is particularly well adapted for use with high boots or 110 shoes, since the lacing of such boots or shoes for said shoe, of a plurality of hooks, and 10 may be accomplished in less time, than with means for hingedly mountin each of said the ordinary type of rigid hook. Furtherhooks independently of the ot ers upon said more, this type of shoe or boot is more aptshoe with their work engaging portions ad- 5 to become caught upon the clothing or jacent to said shoe,'said means for securing dresses of the wearer if the ordinary-type of said hooks to said shoe being fixed against 15 hook is employed. movement relative to the shoe.

I claim: The combination with a shoe and a lace AXEL EMANUEL LIND. 

